Layers to PDF pages

Revnart · Post by **Revnart** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:27 pm

Hello, I've searched for some time and can't find any solution other than scripting.

Is there any simple script which will save each Photoshop layer as page in PDF?
12 Layers = 1 *.pdf with 12 pages?

No need to resize, crop, watermark and so on, just layers to pages.. tried all scripts there were available on the web none of them did what I need..
I know I can save layers as separate files and then create multi-paged pdf from file/folder.

Is there and way to do this?

Update:
I've found Trevor Morris Script that creates Layer Comps for each layer, but it creates Layer Comps in inversed order.. First (top) layer comp Includes last (bottom) layer.. Is there a way to change order?

Here is the link morris-photographics.com

And Here is the Code:
Code: Select all// Layers to Comps - Adobe Photoshop Script
// Description: Creates a layer comp for each layer in the current document
// Requirements: Adobe Photoshop CS, or higher
// Version: 1.1.0, 9/July/2009
// Author: Trevor Morris (trevor@morris-photographics.com)
// Website: http://morris-photographics.com/
// ============================================================================
// Installation:
// 1. Place script in 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS#\Presets\Scripts\'
// 2. Restart Photoshop
// 3. Choose File > Scripts > Layers to Comps
// ============================================================================

// enable double-clicking from Mac Finder or Windows Explorer
// this command only works in Photoshop CS2 and higher
#target photoshop

// bring application forward for double-click events
app.bringToFront();

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// main - main function
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function main() {
// declare local variables
var doc = app.activeDocument;

// check for groups (layer sets)
if (doc.layerSets.length) {
   alert('This script only creates comps from layers.\n' +
   'Layers within groups (layer sets) will be ignored.', 'Layers to Comps', false);
}

// check for existing comps; offer to delete them
var comps = doc.layerComps.length;
if (comps && confirm('The current document already contains ' + comps + ' layer comps.\n' +
   'Would you like to delete them before creating new ones?', true, 'Remove Existing Comps?')) {
      doc.layerComps.removeAll();
}

// save initial document state as a layer comp
doc.layerComps.add('Initial Conditions', '', true, true, true);

// hide layers; create comps
hideAllLayers(doc);
createLayerComps(doc);

// apply 'Initial Conditions' comp to restore original document state
doc.layerComps.getByName('Initial Conditions').apply();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// hideAllLayers - set visibility of all layers to off
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function hideAllLayers(doc) {
var len = doc.layers.length;
for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
   doc.layers.visible = false;
}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// createLayerComps - create layer comps for all layers
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function createLayerComps(doc) {
// declare local variables
var compName = '';
var compIndex = 1;
var zeroPadding = 2;
var layerIndex = doc.layers.length - 1;

// loop through all layers to create comps
for (layerIndex, compIndex; layerIndex >= 0; layerIndex--, compIndex++) {
   doc.layers[layerIndex].visible = true;
   compName = 'Comp ' + (compIndex + Math.pow(10, zeroPadding)).toString().substr(1);
   doc.layerComps.add(compName, '', true, true, true);
   doc.layers[layerIndex].visible = false;
}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// isCorrectVersion - check for Adobe Photoshop CS2 (v9) or higher
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function isCorrectVersion() {
if (parseInt(version, 10) >= 9) {
   return true;
}
else {
   alert('This script requires Adobe Photoshop CS2 or higher.', 'Wrong Version', false);
   return false;
}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// isOpenDocs - ensure at least one document is open
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function isOpenDocs() {
if (documents.length) {
   return true;
}
else {
   alert('There are no documents open.', 'No Documents Open', false);
   return false;
}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// hasLayers - ensure that the active document contains at least one layer
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function hasLayers() {
var doc = activeDocument;
if (doc.layers.length == 1 && doc.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer) {
   alert('The active document has no layers.', 'No Layers', false);
   return false;
}
else {
   return true;
}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// showError - display error message if something goes wrong
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function showError(err) {
if (confirm('An unknown error has occurred.\n' +
   'Would you like to see more information?', true, 'Unknown Error')) {
      alert(err + ': on line ' + err.line, 'Script Error', true);
}
}

// test initial conditions prior to running main function
if (isCorrectVersion() && isOpenDocs() && hasLayers()) {
try {
   // suspend history for CS3 (v10) or higher
   if (parseInt(version, 10) >= 10) {
      activeDocument.suspendHistory('Layers to Comps', 'main()');
   }
   // just run main for CS2 (v9)
   else {
      main();
   }
}
catch(e) {
   // don't report error on user cancel
   if (e.number != 8007) {
      showError(e);
   }
}
}

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:02 am

File > Automate > PDF Presentation seems to record fine with ScriptingListener.plugin.
So I would recommend working through the Layers (select, hide others, duplicate with »Duplicate Merged Layers Only« checked) then use the AM code to use PDF Presentation to create a multi-page pdf.

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:39 am

It seems PDFExport identifies the selected open files purely by String, so it might be worth trying to make sure each duplicate image has a unique name, for example by including the index and a randomly generated number.

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:33 pm

Have you been able to make progress with the issue?